Police apprehend Taoyuan jewelry thievesBy Lee Jung-ping and Kayleigh Madjar / Staff reporter, with staff writer and CNATwo men were detained late last night after allegedly stealing a stole a gold necklace and pendant valued at about NT$420,000 from a jewelry store in Taoyuan, police said. Police at the city's Yangmei Precinct said they received a report at about 5pm that a jewelry store on Zhongzheng Road in Sinwu District (新屋) had been robbed. Surveillance footage shows suspects in a jewelry store theft in Taoyuan's Sinwu District yesterday. Photo courtesy of policeWhen police arrived on the scene, they learned that the two men had entered the shop earlier, pretending to be shopping for gold jewelry, the precinct said. The case has been forwarded to the Taoyuan District Prosecutors' Office for investigation into the suspects' communications to track the flow of money and determine whether there are any other accomplices.

Source: Taipei Times January 26, 2026 05:01 UTC